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Why did Americans removed the letter U from the British spelling of words like humour and colour?

submitted by Centaurus to Jokes 2.3 yearsFeb 17, 2023 16:56:24 ago (+39/-1)     (Jokes)

Because fuck U, that's why.


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[ - ] albatrosv15 1 point 2.3 yearsFeb 18, 2023 05:00:54 ago (+1/-0)

No u.

[ - ] Sheitstrom 2 points 2.3 yearsFeb 18, 2023 00:58:03 ago (+2/-0)*

Noah Webster actually restored the correct English spelling of words like color and honor. The "u" was actually added by a UK newspaper owner infatuated with the French, which apparently was in vogue at the time.

If you read earlier newspapers and literature from the UK you will note that "color" predates "colour". Then "color" and "colour" can be both found simultaneously, eventually the corrupted spelling "colour" winning out among Britards.

Interestingly, "velour" is a perfect example of the correct use of "u" in English, because one pronounces it like the French. The millionaire retard newspaper owner wanted people to pronounce color as "couleur" but only the faggy new spelling stuck.

Want to use correct UK English? It's color, honor and valor.

[ - ] Dirtydyno 7 points 2.3 yearsFeb 17, 2023 19:14:18 ago (+7/-0)

Noah Webster ... Yeah of Webster dictionary fame. https://www.merriam-webster.com/about-us/spelling-reform

He wanted to go further

[ - ] Centaurus [op] 0 points 2.3 yearsFeb 17, 2023 19:59:53 ago (+0/-0)

Nice find.

[ - ] SturmUndTrinker 3 points 2.3 yearsFeb 17, 2023 22:26:46 ago (+3/-0)

There was a time this was part of an education and not a "nice find"

[ - ] FreeinTX 4 points 2.3 yearsFeb 17, 2023 18:40:56 ago (+5/-1)

To stomp out the gay.

[ - ] bonghits4jeebus 4 points 2.3 yearsFeb 17, 2023 18:07:45 ago (+4/-0)

It's not true that it was removed. It's more like as American spelling was standardized, the "u" was never adopted. Prior to that, people just spelled shit however.

[ - ] Centaurus [op] 5 points 2.3 yearsFeb 17, 2023 18:22:39 ago (+5/-0)

Fuck U.

[ - ] voatersaredumbasses 1 point 2.3 yearsFeb 17, 2023 20:02:02 ago (+1/-0)

You're probably supour fun at parties.

[ - ] bonghits4jeebus 1 point 2.3 yearsFeb 17, 2023 23:28:34 ago (+1/-0)

Only if it's trivia night.

[ - ] Deathstalker 4 points 2.3 yearsFeb 17, 2023 17:59:01 ago (+4/-0)

We don't use it because we don't talk like mouth breathers.

[ - ] calx 2 points 2.3 yearsFeb 17, 2023 18:01:45 ago (+2/-0)

Cor blimey!

[ - ] DivineLight2 1 point 2.3 yearsFeb 17, 2023 22:03:34 ago (+1/-0)

As long as you aren't an amerifat, fucking gasping for air walding from your shitbox pick-ups to Walmart for beetus.

[ - ] UncleDoug 0 points 2.3 yearsFeb 18, 2023 00:33:41 ago (+0/-0)

Americans asserting they corrected the English language that English people invented.

Wow

[ - ] Reawakened 0 points 2.3 yearsFeb 18, 2023 01:32:26 ago (+0/-0)

We just freed it from the french.